Ilmārs Verpakovskis (15 October 1958 – 6 February 2022) was a Latvian footballer who played as a midfielder.
He spent the bulk of his career with the Latvian club FK Liepājas Metalurgs, and was the father of the Latvia national team's all-time top scorer, Māris Verpakovskis.
[3] His final appearance was in Latvia's first ever FIFA recognized match, a 2–0 friendly loss to Romania on 8 April 1992.
Verpakovskis managed his son in his brief stint as player-manager for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1994.
[5] The Verpakovskis were the only father-son pair to both play for the Latvia national football team.